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tuna

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tuna /ˈtuːnə/ Brit /ˈtjuːnə/ noun
plural tuna also tunas
tuna
/ˈtuːnə/ Brit /ˈtjuːnə/
noun
plural tuna also tunas
Britannica Dictionary definition of TUNA
1 
[count] : a large fish that lives in the ocean and is eaten as food — see color picture on this page
2 
[noncount] : the meat of a tuna that is eaten as food
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— often used before another noun
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— called also tuna fish